Cost Accountant

Yalelo is seeking a qualified accountant to join Zambia’s leading aquaculture company as a Cost Accountant based at our Production site in Siavonga.

This role is focused on cost of sale management.

The right fit candidate will perform the following duties:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of raw materials consumed in production on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, ensuring that both quantity and unit costs are accurately posted in Sage.
• Ensure that the correct quantity of General Inventory consumed is accurately recorded in Sage.
• Provide reconciliations between key control accounts and subledgers for General Inventory and Finished Goods, among others.
• Generate variance analysis reports comparing planned versus actual activity rates and standard prices on a monthly basis, and investigate any variances, including operational overheads for the Division.
• Conduct assigned stock takes monthly, as well as weekly and random spot checks across the Production division.
• Serve as the liaison between Aller Aqua and Yalelo regarding all raw materials deliveries.
• Update the monthly Cost of Sale file, providing the Management Accountant with weekly updates on closed cages and consumption files.
• Provide the Management Accountant with cut-offs between feeding cycles and review the weekly build-up of the file.
• Act as the liaison between the operations team and IT to ensure that changes made in the cage structures and feeding platforms are accurately reflected in all systems.
• Troubleshoot any bottlenecks in data generation and communicate with the ERP provider to resolve these issues promptly.

Qualifications & Work Experience

• CIMA, ACCA or ZICA qualified
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills
• Minimum two years experience in financial business analysis
• Experience working with SAGE ERP required
• Must be a member of CIMA, ACCA or ZICA

If you meet these criteria, we would like to hear from you! Please send your cover letter and detailed up-to-date CV with copies of relevant qualifications to [email protected] or [email protected]

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline for receiving applications: May 31, 2024